Written by

Tammy Stables Battaglia

Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

Investigators have seized 525 marijuana plants from a Macomb Township home, where the suspect said he was growing the plants as a “hobby,” police said today.

Agents from the County of Macomb Enforcement Team (COMET) and U.S. Customs and Border Control searched the home and the suspect’s business in Detroit on Thursday, according to a news release from the Michigan State Police. Officers found the plants in an enclosed outdoor grow operation in Macomb. Documents seized in Detroit indicate the suspect had been involved in growing pot since 2008, Lt. Michael Shaw said in the release. Investigators seized three bank accounts thought to be associated with the growing operation.

The case is being submitted to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office. Shaw said the suspect was not arrested, but the investigation continues. He would not release other details.